What color is #729793?

#729793 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #729793?

The RGB value is 114, 151, 147: 114 red, 151 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #729793?

The complementary color is #977276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #729793?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#729793 color

#729793 rgb(114, 151, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #729793 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 59.2% green and 57.6% blue (114, 151, 147).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#729793 color codes

HEX	`#729793`
RGB	`rgb(114, 151, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 59.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.72, -13.59, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.72, 13.75, 188.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.271, 27.816, 31.741)`
Decimal	`7509907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #729793, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #729793	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#729793 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #729793 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #729793; }
.text { color: #729793; }
.border { border: 2px solid #729793; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 151 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #729793, #728997); }

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Questions

What color is #729793?: #729793 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #729793?: The RGB value is 114, 151, 147: 114 red, 151 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #729793?: The complementary color is #977276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #729793?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.